Doctors in London, Ont., have witnessed something they expect never to see again in their lifetimes: A baby born after developing in her mother's abdomen instead of the uterus.
Dr. Victor Han, chairman of the division of neonatal-perinatal medicine at St. Joseph's Health Care, says there have been only four similar cases reported worldwide. "We won't see another case like this in my lifetime. A case like this won't happen in the lifetime of my colleagues either. Probably not even in Canada. It is so rare."
Emylea, daughter of Lia Tharby and Todd Miller of London, was delivered at 33 weeks by caesarean section on April 30. Surgeons found the umbilical cord was attached to the outside of the uterus and the baby was floating in the 28-year-old mother's abdominal cavity.
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Dr. Victor Han, chairman of the division of neonatal-perinatal medicine at St. Joseph's Health Care, says there have been only four similar cases reported worldwide. "We won't see another case like this in my lifetime. A case like this won't happen in the lifetime of my colleagues either. Probably not even in Canada. It is so rare."
Emylea, daughter of Lia Tharby and Todd Miller of London, was delivered at 33 weeks by caesarean section on April 30. Surgeons found the umbilical cord was attached to the outside of the uterus and the baby was floating in the 28-year-old mother's abdominal cavity.
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